Ainge at the Chicago combine

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I don't understand why people say he's only 20.  There have been many many successful 20 year olds in this league and younger.  He did nothing.

How good was Steve Nash when he was 20? MVP candidate? The kid was 22 and averaged 10 minutes a game with 3.3 points and 2 assists. I wouldn't say he was picked to win MVP in the future. What about Perkins? His first year he avereaged 3.5 minutes a game.

Bradley and Steve Nash in the same sentence? 

Maybe they meant Shawn Bradley and Steve Nash, lol heh!

Avery Bradley....  NBA defender......  Top 5 guy in this years draft.......
Idk.....It seems that Danny talks everyone up right before he deals them.  But then thats his job.
It seems that this kid was scared of his own shadow on the court.  Doc certainly doesn't trust him.
And I think we are all rightfully skeptical of him developing at a rate that helps Boston in the near future.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him part of a package over the summer.  It doesn't make sense that he's not in a summer league, unless Danny is trying to hide his weaknesses so it does not diminish his trade value.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love the kid to pan out.  And no one ever accused Steve Nash of being a defensive stopper. Nash did however, have an offensive skill set from the get go.  He could dribble, he could pass and he could shoot.  His PPM ratio was irrelevant.  Bradley just doesn't have the offensive skill set.  He needs to go review the Pistol Pete Maravich dribbling videos on youtube, and get himself to the 76er 5 star camp over the summer. I'd like to see him make the transition from off guard to point guard.  I'd also like Rajon Rondo to get a jump shot.  And Santa Claus to drop a young 6'10 athletic, dunking bigman who can hit the offensive boards like Dennis Rodman, (save the hair dye), who has a mid range jumpshot down the chimney tree.  Somehow, I think we all will be waiting for something thats not going to happen.  I'd love Bradley to suprise us.  But I'm not so sure it will ever happen.

Exactly.  Danny's got to keep the value of his trading assets up.

(It's when he talks down a player that Danny's getting ready to offer him a long-term deal.)

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[BballTim]

I don't understand why people say he's only 20.  There have been many many successful 20 year olds in this league and younger.  He did nothing.

How good was Steve Nash when he was 20? MVP candidate? The kid was 22 and averaged 10 minutes a game with 3.3 points and 2 assists. I wouldn't say he was picked to win MVP in the future. What about Perkins? His first year he avereaged 3.5 minutes a game.

Bradley and Steve Nash in the same sentence? 

Maybe they meant Shawn Bradley and Steve Nash, lol heh!

Avery Bradley....  NBA defender......  Top 5 guy in this years draft.......
Idk.....It seems that Danny talks everyone up right before he deals them.  But then thats his job.
It seems that this kid was scared of his own shadow on the court.  Doc certainly doesn't trust him.
And I think we are all rightfully skeptical of him developing at a rate that helps Boston in the near future.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him part of a package over the summer.  It doesn't make sense that he's not in a summer league, unless Danny is trying to hide his weaknesses so it does not diminish his trade value.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love the kid to pan out.  And no one ever accused Steve Nash of being a defensive stopper. Nash did however, have an offensive skill set from the get go.  He could dribble, he could pass and he could shoot.  His PPM ratio was irrelevant.  Bradley just doesn't have the offensive skill set.  He needs to go review the Pistol Pete Maravich dribbling videos on youtube, and get himself to the 76er 5 star camp over the summer. I'd like to see him make the transition from off guard to point guard.  I'd also like Rajon Rondo to get a jump shot.  And Santa Claus to drop a young 6'10 athletic, dunking bigman who can hit the offensive boards like Dennis Rodman, (save the hair dye), who has a mid range jumpshot down the chimney tree.  Somehow, I think we all will be waiting for something thats not going to happen.  I'd love Bradley to suprise us.  But I'm not so sure it will ever happen.

  Are there any summer leagues this year with a possible lockout coming?

[ThaPreacher]

I don't understand why people say he's only 20.  There have been many many successful 20 year olds in this league and younger.  He did nothing.

How good was Steve Nash when he was 20? MVP candidate? The kid was 22 and averaged 10 minutes a game with 3.3 points and 2 assists. I wouldn't say he was picked to win MVP in the future. What about Perkins? His first year he avereaged 3.5 minutes a game.

Bradley and Steve Nash in the same sentence? 

Maybe they meant Shawn Bradley and Steve Nash, lol heh!

Avery Bradley....  NBA defender......  Top 5 guy in this years draft.......
Idk.....It seems that Danny talks everyone up right before he deals them.  But then thats his job.
It seems that this kid was scared of his own shadow on the court.  Doc certainly doesn't trust him.
And I think we are all rightfully skeptical of him developing at a rate that helps Boston in the near future.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him part of a package over the summer.  It doesn't make sense that he's not in a summer league, unless Danny is trying to hide his weaknesses so it does not diminish his trade value.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love the kid to pan out.  And no one ever accused Steve Nash of being a defensive stopper. Nash did however, have an offensive skill set from the get go.  He could dribble, he could pass and he could shoot.  His PPM ratio was irrelevant.  Bradley just doesn't have the offensive skill set.  He needs to go review the Pistol Pete Maravich dribbling videos on youtube, and get himself to the 76er 5 star camp over the summer. I'd like to see him make the transition from off guard to point guard.  I'd also like Rajon Rondo to get a jump shot.  And Santa Claus to drop a young 6'10 athletic, dunking bigman who can hit the offensive boards like Dennis Rodman, (save the hair dye), who has a mid range jumpshot down the chimney tree.  Somehow, I think we all will be waiting for something thats not going to happen.  I'd love Bradley to suprise us.  But I'm not so sure it will ever happen.

  Are there any summer leagues this year with a possible lockout coming?

Good point.  Wonder if there is a lock-out how it will effect signing free agents.  Gonna be a very interesting summer/ or not.